Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-03
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nuisance.
Mr.. Baldwin is at work in the
wagon department OF Mr.. Foote'.
shop. He is finished workman.
Fire destroyed couple Of barns
in Templeton one night last
week. In one barn were three
horses which were burned.
1t is said that if you mention that
little chase over into Shelby county,
to "Doc" Briggs he will ask you
"w-w--what you meant"
The strong wind last Saturday
blew the roof eff Mr.. Benson's ice
house.
Mrs. Welty is still in very poor
health. Some fears are entertained
that she will not recover.
Elder Foote is still holding his
meetings at his appointment in Shell
by county. Considerable interest is
being manifested.
THE REPUBLICAN typo made a
bad break last week in saying that
the church festival in this place
would be on the 18th. That is not
the case. 1t will be on the 4lh OF
February-Friday evening.
We noticed the Somers brothers
driving a good looking let of beeves
through this place one day last week
headed for Templeton. There were
thirty-fve Of them.
Mrs. John Robinson visited with
friends in Manning last Saturday.
Melvin Nichols, Esq, of Audu-
bon, passed through Gray one day
last week. He informed us he was
headed for Douglas, Wyo. Ty.,
with view to locating in tina,
place.
Assessor Frost was in Gray last
Saturday, asking numerous tax. pay
ers some rather pointed questions.
We presume the answers given
were satisfactory.
Mr.. Fred c. Hepp went to Audu-
BON on business last Saturday, re-
turning in the evening.
Geo. McLacklin is talking of
moving the old Blanchard house, on
the west end of his farm, down next
to the railroad.
Mrs. Conner was taken very sud-
denl y i'll last week and is still in
very poor health, necessitating the
calling of medical aid.
A young child of Hiram Pack
ards was quite i'll for nun Der Of
days last week, but is now better.
A couple of big sled loads of PEG.
pie went out from town last Friday
evening to the pleasant farm home
of Z. W. Friese, and found good
number of people already gathered
there. After passing the evening
pleasantly in song and social chat,
tine party dispersed at a late hour,
all having had, as some expressed
it, a "boss time"
Last Sunday evening a big load
of Grayites went over to Pleasant
Hill school house to attend meeting.
Facing a southeast blizzard all the
way home was not pleasant, though
it was probably healthy. Let's go
again, sometime,
| ]. F. Scybert is thought to be
SLOWLY recovering, but very slowly.
He is still unable to move, or even
feed himself.
The o'd Packard school house,
northwest Of Gray, was ordered
moved INTO town some time since,
ana last Friday noon a heavy ditch.
ing team of fourteen yoke of cattle
was hitched to the building and
"snaked it" into town. In crossing
the railroad the telegraph wires
were lowered and buried in the
snow, and the building passed over
them without any trouble. The
school house is located on a lot d.
rectly north OF the church, the 10,
being donated by MIR. Gray.
VIM. McMullen will shortly move
his family to Gray and become a
resident of this place.
. DR.. A. L. Brooks was in town
! Saturday on professional business.
Born, on Sunday, January goth
1857, to J. w. East and wife, a son
Mother and son both doing well
and Dad East SOFAS TO be around.
Miss Switzer left on Monday 70,
Minneapolis, where, we are told
she has taken position as book
: keeper tor an extensive wholesal,
: concern.
Mrs. Allen is assisting Eldel
!. Foote in his meetings at Pleasant
( Hill school house.
Mr.. Wagner, of the grain firm o
Fago, Shaver & Co., of Adair, Wis
, tied over Sunday with the family n